In this book, Max Boisot lays the foundation for a new political economy of information to effectively meet today's needs. Information Space is the conceptual framework in which organizations, institutions, and cultures are being transformed by new information and communication technologies. This book proposes a radical shift in the way we approach the emerging information age and the implications it holds for societies, organizations, and individuals.

Together with Edward Wilson's Consilience this is the most structured and focused book in this section, and has real applicability as to how one might organize a truly national (that is to say, not just spy) intelligence community. Written from a transatlantic perspective, integrating the best of American and European thinking in his references, the author addresses the nature of information, its structuring, the dynamics of sharing information, learning cycles, institutional and cultural contexts, and ends with this thought: that we have spent close to a century "de-skilling" the population to suit assembly line needs and now must spend close to a century "re-skilling" the population to deal with complex information tasks where every action and reaction will be unique.

VERY GOOD BOOK!Dec 30 2014

By
Osram
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Format: Hardcover
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If you like information and its role in ICT and Information Age this book is for you.The Cynefin framework got insights from this knowledge model.